Margaret (Wadeson) Hargreaves (1807)

Born 19 Dec 1807 in Skerton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Hargreaves — married 25 May 1828 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1807. She was the daughter of Richard Wadeson and Betty. She was christened on 29 Feb 1808 at the Lancaster, St Anne, Church of England in Skerton, Parish of Blackburn, Lancaster, Lancashire. ^[1][2]

John Hargreaves and Margaret Wadeson were married on 25 May 1828 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. ^[3]

An 1851 Census of the Hamlet of Poulton Le Fylde, in Poulton, Bare and Torrisholme lists John Hargreaves 43 b. 1808 Lancaster, Lancashire, Inn Keeper and his wife, Margaret 42 b. 1809 Skerton, Lancashire. Ann Shaw, 10 b. 1841 Poulton Le Fylde, Visitor is also living with them. They have six children; ^[4]

1. Elizabeth Ann 19 b. 1832 Lancaster
2. Dorothy Jane 18 b. 1833 Lancaster
3. Joseph 16 b. 1835 Poulton le Fylde
4. Anthony 14 b. 1837 Poulton le Fylde
5. Margaret 12 b. 1839 Poulton Le Fylde ^[5]
6. Emily Grim Wood 5 b. 1846 Woodbridge, Suffolk

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3JS-RPY : 5 February 2023), Richard Wadeson in entry for Margt Wadeson, 1808.
2. ↑ "Margaret Wadeson in 1808, Lancashire Baptisms, Lancaster, St Anne, Lancashire, England," FindMyPast (accessed [5 May 2023])
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXGQ-DYZ : 13 March 2020), John Hargreaves, 1828.
4. ↑ "John Hargreaves in 1851, 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census, New IN, Poulton Bare and Torrisholme, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, " FindMyPast (accessed [5 May 2023])
5. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [5 May 2023]), database entry for HARGREAVES, MARGARET (Mother's maiden surname: WAIDSON). GRO Reference: 1838 D Quarter in LANCASTER Volume 21 Page 437